BBC News reports that a 42-year-old prisoner has escaped from his prison in Western Germany by means of… well, a cardboard box. The Turkish prisoner, at the end of his work shift, hid in a cardboard box and was loaded onto a cargo lorry. From here, he cut the tarpaulin on the truck and jumped out. His wherabouts is still unknown to the German authorities.

That’s right, a cardboard box! Something tells me this was the most inspired escape from prison, ever. I’m sure Solid Snake would be proud of this guy, managing to pull off the funniest method of stealth there is and actually escape from prison while he’s at it! There’s nothing to be promoted about criminals, and this guy needs to be found, but my oh my, he should at least get a pat on the back for services to espionage.

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Word on the street is that a super secret special surprise awaits players that have completed Metal Gear Solid 4.  Rumor has it that something will unlock in the game come this December.  If you’ve beaten the game, you’ll know the relevance of the six-month time frame (no spoilers here, sorry).  Kojima has supposedly said that people who pirate the game will miss out on “something special” which further fuels the idea since pirated copies don’t necessarily sync well with PSN.  So, what’s the surprise?  Read more…

Sony’s Senior Marketing VP, Peter Dille, recently commented on the PS3’s loss of its Final Fantasy XIII exclusive to Microsoft during an interview with MTV Multiplayer.

I will break his response down into segments for those reading at home, offering a translation after each. Why you ask? Because I care, and I don’t want you straining yourself trying to make sense of it all. Here goes. Read more…

Tomoaki Iishiba, a US Army Captain stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, was charged in a Seattle federal court for attempting to ship holographic night-vision firearm sights to Japan. Lishiba worked as a technical advisor on Metal Gear Solid.

The charging document states that Lishiba bought 60 EoTech 553 sights from OpticsPlanet of Northbrook Ill. The sights are $639 a piece, putting the package sent to Japan worth more than $38,000.

Lishibi has been relieved of duty within Army intelligence and is now working in operations pending results of a trial.

When asked to comment, Otacon had the following to say:

“Lishibi? Lishibi? Lishiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiibiiiiiiiii!!!???!!!”

Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

The Duo Group has recently released a new animated short film set in the Metal Gear Solid universe, entitled Cold Blooded, and you can watch the whole thing right here. Read more…

Hideo Kojima may be done with Metal Gear, but he’s not done with video games. Fumiaki Tanaka, president of Konami, revealed that Kojima is in fact working on a new game concept that’s 100% Metal Gear free. Read more…

“We’ve got you now PSW!”

Naughty PSW. This magazine got it all wrong. Ryan Payton informs us on the latest Kojima Productions Report that there will be no Metal Gear Solid 4 Demo. Read more…

This week’s Smash Bros. Dojo update reveals the final smash move for the game’s most out-of-place character: Solid Snake. Read more…